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Bike Check: Sean’s Mash Steel

During Slow Burnin’ Man, I met up with Sean a.k.a. @slowleak. Well known member of the Mash Crew, I’ve been meaning to shoot one of his bikes for years now.

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Happy New Year!

Have fun, ride bikes, and stay tuned for everything we’ll share in 2024. We hope you’re having a fantastic time with your friends, your close ones, or even by yourself on a solo ride…

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A Personal Look Back on 2023

Content creation is a form of art, until it isn’t… Looking back on 2023 made me realize a few things that I'd like to share. So get a mug of your favorite beverage and some Lo-Fi music

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Bike Check: Amelia’s Titanium Weis

When you go to an event as big as “The Great Alleycat of London”, you know that you’ll find some gems between the hundreds of bikes present during this wild weekend.

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Bike Check: Philipp’s Tracklo-Orlowski

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure to finally meet with Philipp during the RadRace weekend in Berlin. I feel it’s important to say that Philipp has been one of the very first supporters of our content…

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Convert any Fixed-Gear to a Tracklocross shredder.

There are enough articles on this website to prove that the Parallax is by far, one of my favorite track bike to be mass-produced. A tight geometry, good for the city and everything that stays on “paved roads”

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Bike Check: Patrick’s Mash AC2

San Francisco can be very “moody”. You start a ride with bright sunshine and end it in the middle of the fog. But that’s when I also understood why the “Hi-Vis” paint job…

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Bike Check: Dima’s Elin

There are some people that you know from their online presence, you’ve seen their life through social media, but because of distance or the language barrier you never really thought that meeting them would be a real thing…

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Bike Check: Nobu’s Fixed Doppo Racer

There is something special about “creating” a fixed gear frame out of anything that wasn’t deign to be one in the first place. In this particular case, we’re looking at a Doppo Racer by Simworks…

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A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land a.k.a. Mash SF

You’ve heard about Mash SF. You’ve seen their videos, you’ve drooled over their frames, and you’ve probably wondered how they became such an important entity in the fixed-gear scene…

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Bike Check: Sam’s Tomo

Attending one of the biggest fixed gear event this year, I knew I was going to experience some serious eye-candy, and because I’m a nice person, I’m willing to share that with you all. How cool right?

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Bike Check: Tommy’s Mash Lava

You’ve already seen a couple of shots of my Mash Lava on this blog and I can’t lie by telling you that, this paint job, might be one of my favorite of the entire Mash lineup. But what you haven’t seen yet is the bike that made me want one. ..

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RadRace on Film was Pure Chaos, and I Loved it…

RadRace 2023 Last Wo/Man Standing was a phenomenal experience. Part of the SSS team and I (Paul), all had a banging time meeting all of you, our listeners, readers, making new friends, and just vibing with everyone.

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Bike Check: Soma’s Kalavinka

Kalavinka has to be one of the most prestigious name in the NJS world. A legendary frame builder based in Tokyo, who created bikes for the highest ranks of Keirin. So was in Tokyo a year ago, I had the conviction to place an order…

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Some News from the Kolektif Bike Fair 2023

A bike fair is always an exiting moment. You see things you’ve probably never heard about, frames you might drool on, and way too many interesting business ideas that make you say: “Damn, cycling is alive and well!”

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